CSC 302 Summer 2006 Professor Clark S Turner Team Project Overview DRAFT The objectives of the team project are 1 To participate in an intellectual activity that requires you to understand and explain CSC302 issues to fellow class members 2 To practice research reading and communication skills 3 To participate in an enjoyable team activity Due Dates July 7 Each team choose a team name and submit written submitted to the CSC Dept Office or email is OK a short proposal for their topic The topic must be a current public policy issue July 21 Each team submits a proposal for their project presentation The proposal must include the format roles for each person and class time required A neat organized written proposal may be submitted by email attachment or physically to the Dept Office to be placed in my mailbox August Some presentations will take place during lecture time Aug 14 15 Final Exam period will be used for some team presentations General Guidelines on the team project g1 The topic must be a public policy topic that is approved by Prof Steams See the list below for ideas there are many more g2 Each team is required to create a notebook as part of the project At a minimum the notebook must include A bibliography with each reference summarized Summaries should be proportional to the size of the reference A book may require a page to summarize a newspaper article could be summarized in a short paragraph Copies or correct URLs of newspaper clippings short articles computer network notes brochures etc that are relevant to your topic You may put anything else in the notebook you wish g3 Each team is required to present to the class The presentation can be a debate coffeetalk skit video or other activity based production No speeches or PowerPoint presentations accepted Excepting the notebook no written material need be provided g4 The team presentation will be evaluated by the class as a whole an evaluation checklist will be made available in the near future Sample Public Policy Issues there are many more Should the U S create a national identification system whereby each individual would be assigned a unique ID at birth Should laws be passed to regulate control overseas outsourcing of jobs Should the U S Government subsidize private companies engaged in computer technology research Should the U S Government subsidize private companies engaged in medical technology research Should laws be passed regulating alternations on artistic material e g Recording enhancements movie colorizing art improvements Should laws be passed regulating computer monitoring of employees by corporations e g RFID name tags Should laws be passed protecting the privacy of employee electronic mail Public electronic mail Personal electronic mail Should the laws governing database matching be expanded e g deadbeat dads can t get a driver s license Should the laws governing private citizen access to databases be expanded Is instructional computing in K 12 an educational improvement or a waste of resources Should computer professionals be licensed like other engineers Are computer systems too unreliable to be used in critical systems e g Missile command systems Should laws be passed to mitigate health problems that result from intensive computer use Should laws be passed regulated the duties and actions of robots Should computer systems be created to democratize our institutions e g Eliminate legislators and let all citizens vote on issues Should libraries be eliminated and replaced with on line databases Should public distance learning centers be created to argument or replace traditional schools What controls should be placed on the use of RFID chips e g to monitor school children to control illegal immigration